Haiti’s 53-year-old President, Jovenel Moïse, has been assassinated by a group of gunmen that invaded his private residence in Port-au-Prince early on Wednesday, 7th of July, 2021.
The nation’s First Lady, Martine, was also shot by the attackers and is receiving medical treatment.
Acting Haitian Prime Minister, Claude Joseph, described the attack as ‘odious, inhumane, and barbaric’.
He appealed for calm, noting that security agencies have taken control of the situation.
